LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL Beats 'Ellen' by 12%
By: Caryn Robbins Apr. 08, 2014
During the week of March 24, 2014, "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" (2.8 rating) ran neck-and-neck with "Dr. Phil" (2.9 rating) as the week's No. 1 Syndicated talk show in Households and outperformed "Ellen" (2.5 rating) by 12%. Despite its early time periods with lower overall TV usage levels, "LIVE" beat "Ellen" for the 14th consecutive week in Households. In addition, "LIVE" topped "Ellen" by 9% in Total Viewers (3.621 million vs. 3.318 million) to rank as the 2nd-most-watched syndie talk show of the week.
On average for the 2013-14 season to date, "LIVE" stands as the No. 2 Syndicated talker in Households (3.0 rating) and Total Viewers (3.929 million), leading "Ellen" (2.8 rating and 3.876 million) in both Nielsen measures. · Posting double-digit gains over the same week last year (w/o 3/25/13), "LIVE" was up year to year for the 14th week in a row in Households (+12%) and for the 20th consecutive week in Total Viewers (+11%). · "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" is generating its biggest overall audience 29 weeks into a TV season in 7 years and is posting its strongest 29-week average in Households in 6 years - since the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons, respectively. Up over the comparable weeks last season by double-digits in Households (+12% - 2.9 rating vs. 2.6 rating) and Total Viewers (+13% - 3.909 million vs. 3.446 million), the year-to-year growth for "LIVE" is even more impressive considering its year-ago averages include the high-rated first weeks of Kelly and Michael as a new team.Comments
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